Programming in C#

Audience:  Experienced programmers in Java, C, C++, or other programming language. 

Level:  100

Length: 4 days

Overview 

This course is designed to introduce new and experienced programmers to the C# language and developing applications using Visual Studio™ and the .Net platform.  After taking this course, the student will be ready to write simple programs and libraries, as well as support existing C# applications.  This course utilizes rich hands-on exercises to immerse the student from the beginning to the end. 

Outline 

• Introductions 
• Overview of C#, .Net, and Visual Studio 
• C# Basics 
  • Basic Syntax  
  • Data Types 
  • Program Flow (loops, conditionals) 
  • Functions 

• Data Structures 
  • Structures 
  • Enumerations 
  • Classes 
  • Arrays 

• Object-Oriented C# Features 
• Basics of Object-Orientation 
• Classes and objects 
  • Properties 
  • Fields 
  • Functions 
• Aggregation/Uses 
• Inheritance & Polymorphism 
• Abstract Classes 
• Interfaces 

• Exceptions 
  • Throwing  
  • Catching 
  • Custom Exceptions 

• Getting to know the .Net framework 
  • I/O classes 
  • Collections 
  • Dates, Times, and Time zones